Each group will have a round robin tournament in which each year will be matched off against each other year. After each round, 2 points will go to each year that won its match, 1 point will go to each year that tied in its match, and no points will go to the teams that lost. After this phase, the top 3 years in each group will advance to the “playoffs.”

The “playoffs” will be single elimination matches in which the top seed will be matched off against the lowest seed, the second seed against the second lowest, and so on. The first playoff round will reduce the field from thirty to fifteen, the second playoff round will reduce the field from fifteen to eight (the top seed gets a bye this round), and so on, until we have determined the Years of the 20th Century Survivor!

In the event there is a tie during the playoffs, victory will go to the higher seed. As moderator of this survivor, I have no vote.

Round 7 is open, and will close no earlier than 1:15 am Eastern Time on Friday, September 2nd. Vote for the year you want to win each group.